Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0023’

ABSTRACT

A new Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0023’ having large sized orange flowers, excellent flower production, large plant size and uniform dense mounded habit with medium green foliage.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Lantana camara L.

Varietal denomination: ‘LANZ0023’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Lantana, botanically known as Lantana camara L., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘LANZ0023’.

‘LANZ0023’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar ‘LANZ0023’ has large sized orange flowers, excellent flower production, large plant size and uniform dense mounded habit with medium green foliage.

‘LANZ0023’ originates from a hybridization made in a controlled breeding program in Gilroy, Calif. The pollinations were made in July 2014. The female parent was identified as the proprietary plant identified as ‘749-2’ and having orange flower color and a much smaller plant size. The male parent of ‘LANZ0023’ was the proprietary plant identified as ‘444-3’ and having deep rose flower color and smaller plant size.

The seed was sown in January 2015 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif. and ‘LANZ0023’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in March 2015.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘LANZ0023’ was accomplished when vegetative stem cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in June 2015 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in September 2015, in Gilroy, Calif., and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘LANZ0023’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘LANZ0023’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for. ‘LANZ0023’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effective filing date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘LANZ0023’ directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Lantana as a new and distinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘LANZ0023’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1 a close view of an inflorescence, and in FIG. 2 a whole flowering plant.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Gilroy, Calif. in April 2019. The plants were approximately 8 months old and were growing in gallon pots in a greenhouse.

The aforementioned photographs show those same plants as used for the description were taken in Gilroy, Calif. in April 2019 and show 8 month old plants from an indoor trial.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘LANZ0019’ AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY ‘LANZ0007’, U.S. Plant ‘LANZ0023’ Pat. No. 28,174 Flower color: Strong orange Light orange Plant size: Much larger Smaller Foliage: Medium green Dark green

-   Plant:     -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Semi-woody, grown as an annual or             perennial; large and dense mounding habit; very well             branched.         -   Plant height.—33 cm.         -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—35 cm.         -   Plant width.—55 cm. -   Foliage:     -   -   Type.—Opposite.         -   Fragrance.—Strongly scented.         -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—Closest to RHS 137B.         -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 138A.         -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137A.         -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137B.         -   Length.—8.5-10.0 cm.         -   Width.—5.9-7.0 cm.         -   Shape.—Ovate.         -   Base shape.—Rounded to obtuse.         -   Apex shape.—Mucronate.         -   Margin.—Serrate.         -   Texture, upper.—Strigose.         -   Texture, lower surface.—Strigose.         -   Pattern of veining.—Pinnate.         -   Petioles color.—RHS 139B.         -   Petioles length.—2.3-2.9 cm.         -   Diameter of petiole.—0.20 cm.         -   Texture (upper and lower surface).—Very short hairs. -   Stem:     -   -   Color of stem.—RHS 146B.         -   Length of stem.—13-19 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.2-0.3 cm.         -   Length of internodes.—3.0-5.5 cm.         -   Texture.—Hirsute. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Type.—Umbel like, flattened semi-sphere the florets are             sessile on an ovate receptacle.         -   Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously from spring through             fall.         -   Number of open flowers per inflorescence.—About 30-33.         -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—About 30-45.         -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 3 weeks             (depending on temperatures).         -   Fragrance.—Slightly spicy.         -   Umbel horizontal diameter.—4.7-5.2 cm.         -   Umbel vertical height.—2.4 cm.         -   Peduncle color.—RHS 146C.         -   Length of peduncle.—6.0-7.0 cm.         -   Peduncle diameter.—0.15 cm.         -   Texture.—Scabrous. -   Flower:     -   -   Floret form.—Corolla salver-shaped to shallow cup-shaped,             with a relatively long tube at the base; each flower             subtended by a single bract.         -   Length of floret.—2.3 cm.         -   Width of floret.—1.3 cm.         -   Depth of floret.—1.7 cm.         -   Young floret, color upper surface.—RHS 5A.         -   Young floret, color lower surface.—RHS 4A with some RHS 24B             shading.         -   Mid age floret, color upper surface.—RHS 24A.         -   Mid age floret, color lower surface.—RHS 24B with some RHS             5A shading.         -   Mature florets, color upper surface.—Closest to RHS 28A and             RHS 170A.         -   Mature floret, color lower surface.—Closest to RHS 170B.         -   Apex shape.—Rounded.         -   Degree of lobation.—Moderate.         -   Margin.—Entire.         -   Base.—Fused.         -   Texture, upper surface.—Smooth.         -   Lower surface.—Smooth.         -   Tube, color outer surface.—Closest to RHS 172B.         -   Tube, color inner surface.—Closest to RHS 173D.         -   Tube, length.—1.5 cm.         -   Tube, diameter (at opening).—0.2 cm.         -   Tube, texture outer surface.—Very small hairs.         -   Inner surface.—Smooth. -   Bud (just before opening):     -   -   Color.—RHS 5A and RHS 26B.         -   Length.—1.2 cm.         -   Width.—0.4 cm at the apex.         -   Shape.—Tubular with a flared apex. -   Bract:     -   -   Color.—Closest to RHS 137A.         -   Length.—0.9-1.2 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.15-0.2 cm.         -   Texture, upper surface.—Small hairs.         -   Lower surface.—Small hairs. -   Calyx:     -   -   Number of sepals.—5, fused sepals forming a short tube             around the base of the floret.         -   Color of sepals.—RHS 145A.         -   Length of sepals.—0.2-0.3 cm.         -   Width of sepals.—0.1 cm.         -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.         -   Apex margins.—Entire.         -   Texture, outer surface.—Small hairs.         -   Inner surface.—Smooth. -   Reproductive organs: -   Gynoecium:     -   -   Pistil quantity.—One.         -   Length.—0.4 cm.         -   Style color.—RHS 150D.         -   Style length.—0.3 cm.         -   Stigma color.—RHS 150A.         -   Ovary color.—RHS 145A.         -   Ovary length.—0.1 cm.         -   Ovary diameter.—0.05 cm. -   Androecium:     -   -   Stamen quantity.—4.         -   Color of filaments.—RHS 159D.         -   Length filaments.—0.05 cm.         -   Anther color.—RHS 4C.         -   Length of anthers.—0.1 cm.         -   Color of pollen.—RHS 4D.         -   Pollen amount.—Scant.         -   Fertility/seed set.—Moderate.         -   Fruit.—Round, drupe.         -   Immature fruit color.—RHS 146B.         -   Mature fruit color.—RHS 202A.         -   Mature fruit size.—0.6-0.8 cm in diameter.         -   Texture of mature fruit.—Fleshy.         -   Berries per fruit cluster.—0-4 observed.         -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.         -   Plant hardiness zone.—Hardy to Zone 9B.         -   Heat/cold resistance.—Very heat tolerant. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0023’ substantially as illustrated and described herein. 